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A struggling news reporter (Kenicho Endo, The Raid 2) keeps pushing boundaries to impress his superiors, finally winding up in a motel room with his estranged daughter. Back home, his bullied son takes his violent rages out on his mother, who turns to heroin to cope but must prostitute herself to afford the habit. Into this scene of severe family dysfunction steps Q, a mysterious stranger with a knack for knowing just what each member needs most, whether it's a rock to the head, a sexual reawakening, or a bout of murder. From the mind of Takashi Miike comes his most transgressive film yet: unflinching yet darkly humorous, Visitor Q pushes the limits of filmic representation as far as they will go. Equal parts Pasolini, Ozu and John Waters, this may well be Miike's finest film.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

New transfer from the original master beta tape
Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes (2026)
Newly filmed interviews with director Takashi Miike, stars Kenichi Endo and Showko Nakahara (2026)
Mother's Milk: Visitor Q and the Feminine Principle - new visual essay by Kat Ellinger (2026)
Trailer
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Ana Došen
Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Year: 2001
Country: Japan
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
RAD207BDLE
UPC: 760137222507
Release date: 10/20/26

These are the features on the New Wave Video release:

NEW Transfer from the Original Master Tape
NEW Interview with Director Takashi Miike
NEW Video Introduction by Filmmaker and Historian Andrew Leavold
NEW Descent in Digital Hell: Visitor Q Then and Now, an appreciation by film critic Ron Pettersson
NEW Distorted Disturbances: The Radical Digital Aesthetics of Visitor Q Video Essay by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
Theatrical Trailer
Booklet featuring NEW essays by Amber T and Michelle Kisner
NEW Slipcover Artwork by Sean Longmore w/ UV SPOT GLOSS and Inner Sleeve Artwork by KitGallery2001

So not too much overlap (possibly the new Miike interview is the only thing in fact?).